Easy Vegan Fruit Cake

This is a great recipe to make up that works well with normal flour as well as gluten free flour. It is also very versatile so you can add different fruits that you like and even nuts if desired to make the cake truly rich and satisfying.

Ingredients

200 ml plant based milk (I use soya but you can use whatever works best for you)4 tsp cider vinegar240g self raising flour160g caster/brown sugar1/4 tsp bicarb soda1/4 tsp baking powder75ml sunflower, vegetable or rapeseed oilPinch of saltPinch of cinnamonPinch of nutmegPinch of cardamon Zest from orange and lemon1/4 cup mixed fruits (raisins, sultanas, cherry, orange/lemon peel etc). You can buy this already mixed up for you from any high street supermarket.

** If you would like to add any nuts, walnuts work really well (you can add a 1/4 cup chopped walnuts to this recipe).

Method

Pre-heat oven to 180C

Mix the milk & vinegar together and leave for 10 minutes whilst you measure the following ingredients

Mix above dry ingredients into a bowl together well

Add the milk and vinegar along with oil

Mix well until the mixture has come together

Put into a 8-10 inch oiled cake tin

Bake for 30 minutes

Leave to cool

Add icing if desired (mix 1/2 cup of icing sugar with 2-4 tbsp of cold water – adding slowly until your icing is the consistency you like). Pour onto the cake once it has cooled.